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Monday, February 21, 2011

Harvest Monday

I'm new at this but slowly catching on, or so I tell myself.I dug up the remaining parsnip from last years garden and one rutabaga. Half the parsnip were roasted and eaten - they are still very tasty.There's still 4 or 5 rutabagas left in the bed.Parsnip - 2.4 lb.Rutabaga - 0.8 lb.That's it.I plan to set up a harvest tally in a new tab when I get the time.

I still haven't tasted parsnips. Well I probably have at some place but just didn't know it. I keep telling myself some year I'll plant them but never do. I think I'm afraid of those really long roots. They need a nice deep bed.

Compared to carrots I've found that parsnips break through the soil a little better. And they really are good at drilling down in the soil, bringing up minerals and leaving organic matter deep in the soil.

Hey, look at your great looking root veggies! Those are two of the things I haven't tried growing. Roasting them sounds good. I remember eating turnips raw when I was young, but never parsnips or rutabagas. Great job! Thanks for sharing.~~Lori

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I moved to this place in SW Indiana in 2008. The property is six acres of woods, pasture, yard and pond. Usable garden space with full sun is limited by surrounding trees to 250 square feet of raised beds, more the size of an urban garden. I use intensive techniques: rotation of plant families, nutrient cycling, cages and trellises, row cover and cold frames to get the most out of the space.

About Me

A native Hoosier, I worked in the construction trades and later in life got a chemistry degree and worked in a research lab until retirement. I raise vegetables because they taste better and it saves money. What other hobby pays for itself? I'm a cheapskate - I won't buy new seeds until the old ones aren't any good. I'm also a bit of a lazy gardener - if I can buy the seedlings I want then why start the seeds, or if I can engineer a way to make it less work I'll do so. I also drink too much beer. But I never (well almost never) work in the garden and drink beer.